amylaceous

[ am-uh-ley-shuh s ]

/ ˌæm əˈleɪ ʃəs /

adjective

of the nature of starch; starchy.

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Origin of amylaceous

First recorded in 1820–30; amyl- + -aceous

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Examples from the Web for amylaceous

The bones, being heavier than the amylaceous substances, are to be found in the apex of the cone formed by the residue.
Legal Chemistry|A. Naquet
It forms a nutritious and easily digested amylaceous food, being used in place of starch in some preparations of cocoa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
Like the other amylaceous substances, it forms a valuable and nutritious article of food for the invalid.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
The saccharine, or amylaceous substances constitute the most abundant of the proximate constituents of plants.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual|Charles Alexander Cameron

For this purpose, almost every amylaceous vegetable at once plentiful and cheap has, in its turn, been eagerly appropriated.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for amylaceous

amylaceous

/ (ˌæmɪˈleɪʃəs) /

adjective

of or resembling starch

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amylaceous

adjective

Nearby words

Origin of amylaceous

Examples from the Web for amylaceous

British Dictionary definitions for amylaceous

amylaceous

adjective

Medicine definitions for amylaceous

amylaceous

adj.